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XSEED Summative Assessment – Test 2

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Science, Test 2



PART I - Short Answer Questions 30 Marks

1. Assign 0.5 marks for each correct answer.

B. Covered food

D. Wire nets on doors

E. Windows for fresh air

F. Clean toilets


Non-renewable; Oil, natural gas; water, sun; renewable


Answers may vary. Sample answer:

Method of preservation Foods

Keeping food in the freezer cheese, raw meat

Keeping food in the refrigerator raw vegetables, fruits

Heating food and then suddenly cooling it milk

Keeping food in air tight packets nuts, raw pulses

Sprinkling salt on food raw mangoes

4. Assign 1 mark for each correct statement.

A. Air borne diseases are caused by germs which spread through the air.

B. Answers may vary. Sample answer:

Air borne diseases can spread when we share a handkerchief of an infected person.

C. Washing hands regularly reduces the risk of infection with air borne diseases.

D. Vaccinations help prevent air borne diseases from spreading.

4 × 0.5 = 2

1 × 3 = 3

1 × 4 = 4

4 × 1 = 4



5. Assign marks as per the given criteria.

CRITERIA MARKS

A. Correctly identifies from the chart (0.5 marks each) 1.5

B. Correctly names the disease 0.5

C. Writes a logical answer 1

TOTAL (3 Marks) 3

A. a. Mosquito

b. Sick person

c. Virus


Dengue

C. Such diseases become an epidemic when they spread to a large number of people at

the same time.


CRITERIA MARKS

A. Correctly identifies the person who is saving energy resources (0.5 marks each)

Writes a correct reason (1 mark)

2

B. Writes a logical energy-saving measure 1

TOTAL (3 Marks) 3

A. Reason may vary. Sample reason:

Anup and Maan are helping to save energy resources because walking and cycling does

not use up non-renewable resources like petrol.


Use public transport or join a carpool if the office is in a far off place.

2 + 1 = 3

1.5 + 0.5 + 1 = 3




CRITERIA MARKS

A. Writes missing steps (1 mark each) 2

B. Writes correct sources of power (0.5 marks each) 1

TOTAL (3 Marks) 3

A.

Coal is burned to produce heat.

Heat is used to produce steam.

Steam moves the turbine.

Generator attached to the turbine produces electricity.

B. 1. Water

2. Wind

8. Assign 1 mark for each correct answer.

Air borne disease Write 1 symptom of this disease.

Diphtheria Swollen neck

Flu Sneezing

Measles Rashes on the body

2 + 1 = 3

1 × 3 = 3




CRITERIA MARKS

A. Writes correct differences (1 mark each) 2

B. Writes correct similarities (1 mark each) 2

C. Gives correct examples (0.5 marks each) 1

TOTAL (5 Marks) 5

A. Answers may vary. Sample answer:

Solid Liquid

It has a fixed shape. It does not have a fixed shape.

It does not flow. It can flow.

B. 1. They both can flow.

2. They both do not have a fixed shape.

C. Answers may vary. Sample answer:

a. wood

b. water

2 + 2 + 1 = 5



PART II – Long Answer Questions 30 Marks


CRITERIA MARKS

A. Correctly writes why they got food poisoning 1

B. Correctly writes what happens to fruits kept in the open 1

C. Correctly writes 2 signs of spoiled food (1 mark each) 2

D. Makes a logical prediction

Writes a logical reason

1

1

TOTAL (6 Marks) 6

A. They got food poisoning because they ate spoiled fruits.

B. Microorganisms grow on fruits when they are kept outside the refrigerator, and spoil

them.

C. 1. Smell of the fruits

2. Colour of the fruits

D. The fruits would have stayed fresh if they had been kept inside the refrigerator because

the growth of microorganisms slows down when it is cold.


CRITERIA MARKS

A. Correctly writes the difference (1 mark each) 2

B. Correctly writes the ways (1 mark each) 4

TOTAL (6 Marks) 6


Communicable diseases Non-communicable diseases

They are caused by pathogens. They are caused by a nutrient deficiency

or improper functioning of body parts.

2 + 4 = 6

1 + 1 + 2 + 2 = 6




1. We should keep our food and drinking water covered.

2. We should wash our hands before eating.

3. We should be vaccinated for diseases like measles.

4. We should drink filtered water.


CRITERIA MARKS

A. Correctly draws the arrangement of particles (1 mark each) 3

B. Correctly names the state (0.5 marks)

Gives the correct reason (1 mark) 1.5

C. Correctly answers (0.5 marks)

Gives the correct reason (1 mark) 1.5

TOTAL (6 Marks) 6

A. Drawings may vary. Sample drawing:

Solid Liquid Gas

B. Gas does not have a fixed size because the particles of gas are free to move and occupy

all the space available.


No, it cannot be compressed because wood is a solid and its particles are tightly

packed.

3 + 1.5 + 1.5 = 6




CRITERIA MARKS

A. Correctly writes 2 places (0.5 marks each) 1

B. Correctly writes 2 symptoms (0.5 marks each) 1

C. Correctly identifies the method (1 mark)

Correctly writes its effect (1 mark) 2

D. Correctly writes 2 ways (1 mark each) 2

TOTAL (6 Marks) 6


1. Flower pots filled with water

2. Water cooler filled with water


1. High fever

2. Pain in joints

C. The method shown is fogging or spraying insecticide. This helps to kill the mosquitoes.

D. Answers may vary. Sample answer:

1. Use mosquito repellant.

2. Wear full sleeved shirts.

1 + 1 + 2 + 2 = 6




CRITERIA MARKS

A. Correctly writes the material used (0.5 marks each)

Writes a logical reason (1 mark each) 4

B. Correctly writes the region (0.5 marks)

Gives the correct reason (0.5 marks) 1

C. Correctly writes 1 way 1

TOTAL (6 Marks) 6


House Material(s) used to

build the house Reason for this choice

of material(s)

Hut Mud and straw Keep the hut warm in the winter and cool in the summer

Houseboat Wood Helps the house to float on water

Apartments Cement, brick, iron, wood and glass

Make the house strong

Tent Fabric Makes it easy to fold and carry

the tent

B. Stilt houses are made in regions which receive heavy rainfall. This prevents the houses

from flooding.


Putting grills in the balcony

END OF QUESTIONS IN TEST PAPER

4 + 1 + 1 = 6

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